Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhtį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *furhtaz (“fearful”) +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɸurx.tĩː/

Noun edit

*furhtį̄ f^[1]

fear, fright
Synonym: *furhtō

Inflection edit

īn-stemDeclension of *furhtį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furhtį̄	*furhtīniz
vocative	*furhtį̄	*furhtīniz
accusative	*furhtīnų	*furhtīnunz
genitive	*furhtīniz	*furhtīnǫ̂
dative	*furhtīni	*furhtīmaz
instrumental	*furhtīnē	*furhtīmiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *furhtī
- Old English: fyrhtu, fryhtu
  - Middle English: fright, friȝt, freyhte, fyrht, furht, frigt, fryȝt
    - English: fright
    - Scots: fricht
- Old Frisian: fruchte
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 (faurhtei)

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*furxtīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*furxtīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 120

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